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Disclosure of information on packaged retail and insurance-based investment products
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has issued a notification to entities it regulates regarding Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs). The Regulation entered into force on 1 January 2018 and is directly applicable throughout the EU. The Regulation defines a PRIIP as a […]
Reduction of non-performing loans in the Cyprus banking sector
On 9 August the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) published its latest analysis of data on non-performing loans in the Cyprus banking sector, covering the period to 30 April 2018, showing aggregate non-performing facilities (NPFs) and related indicators for the domestic operations of credit institutions operating in Cyprus. Overseas operations are excluded. During the […]
Amendments to the laws relating to Alternative Investment Funds
Cyprus’s new law on alternative investment funds, Law 124(I)/2018 has now entered into effect following its publication in the official gazette. The new law repeals and replaces Law 131(I)/2014. It introduces a new form of alternative investment fund, known as the registered AIF, or RAIF, with the aim of reducing the time and cost involved […]
India Business Law Journal names Elias Neocleous & Co LLC as a top international law firm for India work
Elias Neocleous & Co LLC has been singled out by India Business Law Journal as one of the top international law firms for India work in its latest annual survey, published with the July edition of the magazine. India Business Law Journal is a market-leading monthly magazine, read by in-house counsel and private practice lawyers […]
Implementation of tax exemptions on loan restructuring
Following the extension of tax relief on disposal of immovable property for the purposes of restructuring non-performing loans introduced by Laws 96(I), 98(I), 99(I) and 100(I) of 2018, the Cyprus Tax Department has announced that its form 415 (Disposal of Property due to Loan Restructuring) has been revised and a new form 415B (Immovable Property […]
Elias Neocleous & Co LLC shortlisted for prestigious Citywealth Mediterranean Law Firm of the Year award
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Citywealth Mediterranean Law Firm of the Year award. Now in their eighth year, the Citywealth International Financial Centre Awards were established to highlight the excellence of advisors and managers in the private wealth sector in the major international financial centres, and they are […]
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission’s new Innovation Hub
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) has announced that it is to establish an Innovation Hub, designed to address and explore the rise of FinTech and RegTech developments. The purpose of the Innovation Hub is to foster a better, more effective relationship with entities operating in these rapidly-evolving sectors and improve the way they […]
Elias Neocleous & Co LLC achieves top ranking for services for High Net Worth Individuals
The latest edition of the Chambers High Net Worth guide, which focuses on the international private wealth market and aims to provide family offices and professional advisers to wealthy individuals with objective guidance, was published on 19 July 2018. The guide ranks Elias Neocleous & Co LLC in the top tier of lawyers, confirming its […]
The Limassol Economic Forum
Elias Neocleous & Co LLC is pleased to continue its successful association with The Limassol Economic Forum, which will take place on Friday, 19 October 2018. Now in its ninth year, the forum is the biggest and most important business gathering in Cyprus, and has become a major platform of debate on political, economic and […]
Amendments to the tax laws to facilitate loan restructuring
The package of legislative measures passed by the Cyprus parliament on 8 July aimed at encouraging the resolution of non-performing loans included an extension of the current tax exemptions in connection with transfers of immovable property from a borrower to the lender in the course of loan restructuring to borrowers who dispose of the property […]
Elias Neocleous’s interview with China Business Law Journal
Elias Neocleous, managing partner of our firm, was one of a select panel of international legal experts interviewed by China Business Law Journal for its recent feature on the role of offshore jurisdictions in the development of disruptive technologies. China Business Law Journal is published by Vantage Asia Publishing Limited, an independent publisher based in […]
Mandatory online payment of taxes
The Cyprus Tax Department has issued a further reminder to taxpayers that most direct taxes may now only be paid online via the website JCCsmart.com. The taxes concerned are income tax withheld from earnings under PAYE, reduction of wages in the wider public sector, interim and final income tax of natural or legal persons, and […]